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Have Butchers Come to Carve Up Washington Ave’s Dittman Building?

Here’s a sign of some stirrings in the Dittman Building at 1814 Washington Ave, just east of Silver St. It’s a TABC notice indicating an application has been made for a company named B & R Butchers to serve alcohol at this location. Who’s behind this future restaurant, and will it wield such a formidable, meat-carving name over its menu, whenever it gets around to opening? Here’s one clue: The company’s registered agent appears to be Houston Smith & Wollensky general manager Benjamin Berg.

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I have always wondered why that building didn’t draw more interest. It looks like a really nice space. I would love a steakhouse or butcher shop or whatever there. Just hope they have a smooth process getting moved in. Julep was supposed to go in across the streetish a long time ago and it doesn’t seem like there has been much work there lately and the sign for Big Eyed Fish isn’t up anymore either. I hope it all goes ahead. It could be a nice little group of bar/restaurants

I’ve been wondering how the butcher shop business model has gone away for so long? We go to Revival from time to time, but their meat options are not a comprehensive rundown of options. Other than that, you’ve got some Hispanic-first options (again for time to time, but not everything you want) and then the grocery guys.

I look forward to this, if it’s a sign of what’s coming. I sincerely hope it’s not close to the Heights General Store. I generally walk through there, then come out empty handed 5 minutes later thinking “what on earth just happened there?” The enthusiasm on the workers there reminds me of Walmart employees on the zombie shift.

Cellardweller. Here’s an update on the OSW stuff you asked about and a few others.

Julep — Actually has finally started work on their space! They were recently featured in Garden & Gun.
Big Eyed Fish — Still underway. Not sure what happened to their sign but I saw them out there the other day and spoke to them.
Graffiti’s on union — Coming along nicely.
Bun Penny — Corner store on Henderson and Kane. They are being pretty secretive about their space. They want it to be a surprise. They said it will be like a mini central market or rice epicurean. They have a side deck they just built for eating outside. They have been doing most of the work inside but I believe they will be fixing up the outside a bit more as it’s still in rough shape.